Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-01-27

hat OF winning that pitcher. The
Chinese china, the primrose cups and
the plate that Mrs. Governor
had sent cake on to Madame
Burrill's mother-all were pushed aside
and forgotten. 81
~ wonld give any thing in the world
for it, and 1 would do any thing in the
world" sighed Kate. There was a
moments silence, our call had been
quite long enough and was rising to go,
when Madame Burrill relaxed the hun
dredth part of degree, and said to
Kate:
Come again; like young COM
pany."
Then will be your company, said
Kate, catching at a straw, 'ff you will
let me coax you up to the point of part
ing with your pitcher. Is it bargain?
Shall l come and read aloud to youp"
~ like to hear reading" replied the
old lady, warily.
Then | will come. Shallit be Thurs
day afternoon Ihave an engagement
tomorrow.
Thursday is my poor day." said her
tormentor. Tomorrow Ishall be sit
ting up"
every WE'LL" said Kate, recklessly.
'T'll come tomorrow.
When we were fairly away from the
house, my cousin said to me: THAT
pitcher | am determined to have at any
cost. And now l am going home with
you, for must see Louise minute.
Louise is my half-sister, dear little
thing, always ready to fill any niche
that other people fly out of. have inn
posed upon her good many times my
self, but love her dearly in spite of it.
We found her at the piano. Louise is a
fairly good musician and has been
thinking Of giving lessons.
go on practicing, DEAR" exclaimed
Kate as we entered. 'Only let it be
something gayer, more festal, and suit
able for a merrymaking. Little Addie
Cathcart has birthday party to-mor-
row afternoon, and l promised to play
for the children's dances. But l can
not go, and you must take my place,
Louise, like an angel you are"
.'But ! do not know the Cathcarts, "
protested Louise.
"Never mind that; Mrs. Ben Cathcart
is charming, and will make you feel at
home in five minutes. will write her
a note tonight and explain matters. Be
there at three. I'll do bigger favor
than that for you some time, dear child.
And will mix sherbet for you myself
in my big blue and white pitcher when
/ have won it..
Then off she went, leaving me to tell
the story to Louise, who is of such an
obligng disposition that she could moi
refuse to help the affair along. The
next day at half-past two, as Louise was
putting on her hat and gloves for the
long walk before her, | heard wheel:
before our door, and looking from the
window saw George Cathcart, whom
only knew by sight, alighting from al
elegant little phaeton. In another mo-
ment the bell rang, and Louise was
soon summoned.
Mr.. Cathcart was very easy and in
different in his manner, she told me af
terward. He came, he said, at the re
quest of his sister, who feared the wall
would be fatlguing to Miss Upham. H,
assisted her into the phaeton with grea
polteness, and when he found she en-
joyed driving, gave her an extra turf
through the park. At the house sh'
was received cordially by Mrs. Bel
Cathcart, and enjoyed the children
party extremely, playing all her pref
test and merriest pieces for them.
Sand think" she said, with glad
shining eyes, "that can have it'll
Addie for music scholar, and mayb
two or three of the others. Mrs. Cath
cart encouraged me so much, an
praised my playing"
ut will have been lucky afternoon,
l said. laughing, ''it it wins Kate til
pitcher and you fortune"
/ But the pitcher was not won in an al
ternoon; Madame Burrill took good car
of that At the end of week Kate re
ported progress.
Il took six different books around TO
her to choose FROM she said, land sh
would have nothing to do with the Lii
of Lincoln, or poems of any kind, O
even Dickens So l began The Woma
in White, and that she enjoys. hav
been there four times to read to her.
"And what about the pitcherp"
asked.
"Oh, carried her a big brown one
so that they need not mix buckwheat
any more IN my glorious beauty, for
was afraid Miss Janet would break i
So now it IS clean and bright up in tn
corner cupboard, and l look at it wher
ever 60 there. l shall get it at las
Harriet Upham!"
1t was during one of these readin
visits of Hates that the doctor came
to attend Miss Janet, who was far frol
well. He told her plainly that her col
slant confinement to the house, and he
waiting upon her mother by day an
sleeping with her by night, were breal
ing down her health. sapping her vita
itv, and If he kept charge of the ease b
must insist on her occupying separal
room at night, comfortable and wei
ventilated one. So Miss Janet, wantin
to live and to get well, exerted herself
prepare small room off the kitchen
and at night, after establishing Madam
Burrill comfortably in the grand Of
high-post bedstead, betook herself
her own modest couch. There she slel
the sleep of the innocent till near nit
night, she was awakened by clutchin
at the bedclothes, and heard tr"n,'
lous voice pleading: Janet janet m
l lie down on the floor by your bad.
And then of course Janet's heart mclte,
and she threw open her bed to let IL
old lady lie down by her warm sid
That ended the prescription.
"And do you think an old lady lii
that will give you herpitcher?" aske,
when Kate told me the story.
"Oh, she's coming up to it," sa
Kate. "Shc used to say she new
would part with it, but now she says
, doesn't seem as if she could part vii
il, and that. you must see, is encourai
\ inu oh I am sure tn have IL at las